٠٠:٠٣:٢٣Over a hundred protesters rallied outside a Beirut court on Thursday, following a call to action by the Shi’ite Amal Movement and Hezbollah political groups.
The protesters demanded an end to the judicial investigation of the deadly Beirut port blast of 2020, which shook the country’s capital city.
Hezbollah leadership has questioned the impartiality of Judge Tarek Bitar, who is leading the investigation, and have demanded his removal.
Heavy gunfire broke out at the protest later in the day in the vicinity of the protest, with at least six people killed as a result and the Lebanese Army responding to the scene.
Lebanon: Amal Movement and Hezbollah supporters rally outside Beirut court in protest
Over a hundred protesters rallied outside a Beirut court on Thursday, following a call to action by the Shi’ite Amal Movement and Hezbollah political groups.
The protesters demanded an end to the judicial investigation of the deadly Beirut port blast of 2020, which shook the country’s capital city.
Hezbollah leadership has questioned the impartiality of Judge Tarek Bitar, who is leading the investigation, and have demanded his removal.
Heavy gunfire broke out at the protest later in the day in the vicinity of the protest, with at least six people killed as a result and the Lebanese Army responding to the scene.
Over a hundred protesters rallied outside a Beirut court on Thursday, following a call to action by the Shi’ite Amal Movement and Hezbollah political groups.
The protesters demanded an end to the judicial investigation of the deadly Beirut port blast of 2020, which shook the country’s capital city.
Hezbollah leadership has questioned the impartiality of Judge Tarek Bitar, who is leading the investigation, and have demanded his removal.
Heavy gunfire broke out at the protest later in the day in the vicinity of the protest, with at least six people killed as a result and the Lebanese Army responding to the scene.